[gp_hebert]

There's not enough Phil Collins in this thread. His work on early Genesis albums was outstanding and his drumming in Brand X was out of this world.

But shortly after that he became a pop star...

 

[LowPhreak]

All I can say is as a drummer myself, the cats that had the most lasting impact on my drumming style have been:

~ John Bonham
~ Bill Bruford
~ Santana's percussion section, when it consisted of Armando Peraza, Raul Rekow, and Orestes Vilato.

There are lots of others I have respect for and like to hear and watch, but those are the ones that I gravitated to the most.

 

[jwatney]

Meg White.

 

[balanceofpower]

Neil Peart and Phil Collins rank highly on my list.

 

[PolkManiac]

Lots of good drummers mentioned so far, my favorites are :

Carter Beauford - Dave Matthews Band
Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater
Danny Carey - Tool
Neal Peart - Rush
David Geribaldi - Tower of Power

 

[asmox]

Dan Foord from Sikth is also an extremely talented drummer.

 

[unkle11]

Bobby Rondinelli in sabbath then Rainbow - awesome!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkLRyc4c9mo
Dave Grohl - when he was still with Nirvana big big beat!
John Bonham - big big big beat!

 

[Jahn]

A tie between Buddy Rich and Animal?

 

[Capital R]

Richard Starkey aka Ringo Starr.

 

[Lad27]

Quote:

Originally Posted by zombieDave /img/forum/go_quote.gif Bonzo. Ringo. And any other drummer who's name ends in "O".

Bozzio.

 

[Kilane]

Keith Moon and John Stanier are my favorites.

Bozzio and Peart are probably the best I've heard.

 

[greenzee]

Rock drummers, I always kind of liked Matt Sorum, with The Cult and GNR and Velvet Rev. On a slightly related note, I thought Mickey Curry w/Bryan Adams, and oddly enough, The Cult (for a time) was really good. I've always appreciated Sting's studio and live drummers. Also I love the simplicity of someone like Bill Berry, as well as someone as bombastic as Dave Grohl. So many good drummers out there...

 

[Faust2D]

Chris Cutler

 

[goldenratiophi]

MEG WHITE!!!!!

 

[AdamCalifornia]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tantra /img/forum/go_quote.gif Neil Peart

He's doing fine on the Poll Who Is the Greatest Rock Drummer of All Time?

but John Bonham is the winner - shall I say 'so far'?